23:50–56 Luke’s account of Jesus’ burial follows, but in abbreviated form. Joseph … from the Judean town of Arimathea is described as a good and upright (same word used of Jesus in v. 47 above) man. This man, like the righteous Simeon (2:25), was waiting for the kingdom of God. By describing him thus, the evangelist is implying that Joseph was in sympathy with John the Baptist’s earlier call to repentance (3:3) and Jesus’ later proclamation of the kingdom (4:43). This man was a member of the Council (see 22:66 above), who had not consented to their decision and action. Having obtained the permission of Pilate to take Jesus’ body, he gave it a proper burial. Unlike most who we…